2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game

2016 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National Championship Game
Syracuse Orange Connecticut Huskies
(30–7) (37–0)
51 82
Head coach: 
Quentin Hillsman		 Head coach: 
Geno Auriemma
AP Coaches
14 15
AP Coaches
1 1
1 2 Total
Syracuse 23 28 51
Connecticut 50 32 82
Date April 5, 2016
Arena Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
Favorite Connecticut by 26
Referee Dee Kantner, Lisa Jones, Beverly Roberts
Attendance 14,514
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Beth Mowins (play-by-play)
Doris Burke (color)
Holly Rowe (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings 0.7 (2.972 million)

The 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final game of the 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, played to determine the national champion for the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.[1] The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange to win their fourth consecutive championship. Breanna Stewart was voted Most Outstanding Player for the fourth straight time.[2] Head coach Geno Auriemma surpassed John Wooden's record winning 11 NCAA national championships.[1]

Participants

The Connecticut Huskies and the Syracuse Orange women's basketball teams have met 49 times in the past, mostly when Syracuse was in the Big East Conference, with Connecticut winning 37 games. The last game between the two teams was in 2013, when the Huskies won, 64–51, in the Big East semifinals game.[3]

Game summary

The 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Game was played on April 5, 2016, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[4] Notable performances were by Breanna Stewart, voted four years in a row the Most Outstanding Player, forward Morgan Tuck and point guard Moriah Jefferson. Tuck scored 19 points, with 5 assists and 7 steals, while Jefferson had 13 points, 5 assists and 3 steals.[1]

Syracuse shot only 35.5 percent from the floor, compared to Connecticut's 51.9 percent, and the Orange found themselves in 50-23 hole at half-time. Syracuse scored 16 straight points to get within 60-43 with 2:02 left in the third period, but the Huskies scored 22 points to their opponent's eight to end the game.[5]

ESPN
Tuesday, April 5
8:30 PM
#4 Syracuse 51, #1 Connecticut 82
Scoring by half: 23-50, 28-32
Pts: C. Fondren 16
Rebs: B. Day 5
Asts: B. Sykes 2		 Pts: B. Stewart 24
Rebs: B. Stewart 10
Asts: B. Stewart 6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 14,514
Referees: Dee Kantner, Lisa Jones & Beverly Roberts

Broadcast

The Championship Game was broadcast in the United States by ESPN. Beth Mowins was calling the play-by-play, with Doris Burke providing color commentary and Holly Rowe on the court. Kevin Negandhi served as the studio host. Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo served as studio commentators.[6] The game was seen by 2.97 million viewers.[7]

Radio coverage in the United States was provided by Westwood One.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Litman, Laken (April 5, 2016). "UConn wipes out Syracuse to claim fourth consecutive national championship". USA Today. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Clements, Ron (April 5, 2016). "Breanna Stewart, UConn dominate Syracuse to win fourth straight NCAA women's title". Sporting News. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ No. 3 UConn Advances to Big East Title Game
  4. ↑ Associated Press (April 5, 2016). "UConn beats Syracuse for 4th straight national title". CBS News. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "UConn wins fourth straight NCAA title with blowout of Syracuse". si.com. Sports Illustrated. April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Siegal, Rachel Margolis (April 3, 2016). "Top-Seeded UConn Faces No. 4 seed Syracuse Tuesday on ESPN in NCAA Women’s National Championship Game". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ Welch, Alex (April 6, 2016). "Tuesday cable ratings: 'The People v O.J. Simpson' finale stays on top". Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NCAAW Championship Game Highlights: UConn rushes past Syracuse, mushes path to perfection". Westwood One Sports. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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